Local servicesHospitalHillcrest Baptist Medical Center11.4 miPost officeRoss Post Officeunder a mileTown hallWest City Hall6.0 miPoliceWest Police Department6.0 miFire stationRoss Volunteer Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeTexas State Technical College - Waco5.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWaco Regional Airport ACT9.9 miMajor airportDallas Love Field DAL80 miInterstateI-352.6 miUS highwayUS 772.6 miAmtrakMcGregor, TX MCG25 miCoachWaco TX (WCX)Greyhound11 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 13 min6:23 am – 8:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 5 min7:24 am – 5:29 pm
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ClimateWarmest month August: highs 97°F, lows 74°FColdest month January: highs 59°F, lows 36°F36 in of rain a year, on about 50 dayswettest month May1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days115 days above 90°F, 34 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Waco Rgnl Ap station, 9 mi away
Nearby landmarksYoungs Lakelake · 3.0 miSoil Conservation Service Site 16 Reservoirreservoir · 2.0 miTexas State Technical College - Wacocollege · 5.7 miVrbas Lakelake · 5.3 miSoil Conservation Service Site 18 Reservoirreservoir · 4.6 miWelcome Centervisitor center · 8.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsWaco Mammoth National Monumentnational monument · 8.3 miJames Connally Golf Coursepark · 6.4 mi · 200 acresLive Oak Parkpark · 6.5 miWaco Recreation Arearecreation area · 10.1 mi · 15,427 acresLake Waco Wetlandsnational conservation area · 12.8 mi · 348 acresAquilla Recreation Arearecreation area · 13.8 mi · 10,298 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 17 Jul 201149 mi away, near Venus, TexasMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 17 Jul 201149 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateMcLennan County, TX, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Very HighTornado Relatively HighCold wave Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality47% of days had good air in 2025170 of 365 days measured192 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 51, worst day 142main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, McLennan County monitors, TX
Drinking waterRoss WSCserves 2,589 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20213 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation569 ft173 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
